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[Episode 6]
This is an illegal trader we caught at the ports.
Raise your head.
I said, raise your head.
Is this man your son, Governor?
Is it true?
Clear this area, new supplies are coming in today.
- Sir. - Sir.
Tell the merchants at the inn to pick up their supplies today.
Sir.
Physician! Sir!
Why the fuss?
Terrible news.
What is it?
Heo Jun was caught conducting the trade.
What?
I saw him being taken to Yongcheon.
- The governor's son. - He was caught trading.
- Heard he's the concubine's son. - No wonder.
I had heard great things of your name, sir.
While serving at Haemi, you defeated dozens of Japanese raiders.
And you once beheaded a barbarian leader at their camp.
I sincerely respected Your Lordship's military glory.
Yet for someone so accomplished, why have you failed with your son?
Sir, Heo Jun is not the governor's legitimate son--
He is still His Lordship's flesh and blood.
How can you manage this office if you can't manage your son?
How can you live off a government stipend?
Instead of punishing him myself, I leave him to Your Lordship.
Punish him for the greater cause. Be a role model to all those watching.
I will report to Pyongyang if a proper punishment isn't arranged.
Let's go.
- Sir. - Sir.
Why?
Have I ever let you go cold or hungry?
What did you lack? Why would you do such a thing?
Why?
Answer me!
I have nothing to say. Punish me by death.
You ask for death? You think that will solve this?
This dishonor will not be washed away with your blood.
I now understand the need for class divides.
You have shown me why the lowly must be restricted.
I wouldn't have lived this way if not for my limited status.
I would rather be a butcher of dogs and pigs.
Or a thug on the streets. Then I wouldn't have struggled.
It is my fault I was born with the dishonor of illegitimacy?
How was I supposed to live?
What could I have done to uphold the honor of your sword and family?
Enough, impertinent brat!
You...!
Ingrate.
How dare you speak to me that way?
Go ahead, say it again.
I'd have no regrets if I were to die today.
So kill me!
Impertinent brat!
You...!
Milord! Milord!
Save him, Milord. Please save him.
Leave us.
Don't just stand there. Take her away!
This is my fault.
I am responsible for his birth and for his debauched actions.
Please kill me instead, Milord.
Lock him up.
- Take him away. - Sir.
Jun, Jun.
Milord!
Please save him, Milord! Milord...
The Euiju commander is pursuing all those involved in the black market.
If Heo Jun decides to turn you in--
Shut up!
We'll just get rid of him before he does.
Sir, a physician from Yongcheon Village is asking to see you.
Regarding what?
He says he must tell you in person.
- Bring him forward. - Sir.
What business?
I have information regarding Lee Jeong-chan and his daughter.
- You know their whereabouts? - Yes, sir.
Quiet, come with me.
Search the premises.
Sir.
There's no one here.
Explain yourself.
Heo Jun handled her father's funeral. He knows where she is.
Interrogate him.
Halt.
Whose funeral is this?
Lord Kim Cho-si of Dangsangol.
What?
Such a meager procession for a noble, without even a flowered bier?
The physician noted signs of a plague and advised we rush the funeral.
A plague?
Reinforce guards at the ports. Follow me.
Sir!
What has become of him?
Thankfully, he's alive and being held at Yongcheon.
But seems that sly old fox has spilled about your father's funeral.
Jun is done for.
I will turn myself in.
Eh?
I can no longer watch him being punished because of me.
I will tell them that he had nothing to do with my father.
No point, that won't clear him of the trading or the funeral.
I refuse to hide any longer to save my life.
If you have any idea how he feels, don't say that.
Are you still clueless as to why he got into this situation?
It's because he has feelings for you.
He would do worse if it means saving you.
So don't do anything that will get me in trouble.
If I don't protect you properly, he'll curse me from the afterlife.
Let's take refuge at Miruk Temple.
Where is Lee Jeong-chan's daughter? Tell me her location.
I don't know.
You expect me to believe you?
You organized the funeral for the criminal, didn't you?
I saw the grave myself.
I helped with the funeral, but only because she was in need.
There was no other reason.
Twist his legs and sear him until he speaks the truth.
- Sir! - Sir!
Tell us her location.
I don't know!
We interrogated him, but he revealed nothing.
Since he was involved with a criminal, I can no longer leave him here.
When day breaks, I will take him to Pyongyang.
Let's go!
- Sir! - Sir!
Milord!
Leave me.
Milord!
Your Lordship took me in and provided for my livelihood.
You gave me the chance to serve you as my husband.
I have no way of repaying you for the kindness you've shown us.
In fact, we've tainted your name with dishonor and shame.
Though death is a just punishment, I came to beg you shamelessly.
Your Lordship lamented Jun's birth when he became of age.
You were the one who decided he should learn to read.
One night you gave him a book you read in your youth.
Do you know how delighted he was?
His classmates of noble birth left to take the exam in the capital.
But Jun stood on the ports and wept tears of blood.
It's my fault he fell into the wrong path.
I gave that intelligent child the fate of being born lowly.
Please punish me instead and save him, Milord!
Milord!
Leave me.
Milord.
Milord. Milord!
Please save him. Punish me instead!
Mother, Mother.
Mother. Mother!
Jun!
Jun.
You're unharmed.
Thank heavens you're safe.
I finally understand my place in life.
Forgive me for the inconvenience, Your Lordship.
Jun.
Milord, no more.
Pay no more heed of me.
It is my fault I was born with the dishonor of illegitimacy?
How was I supposed to live?
What could I have done to uphold the honor of your sword and family?
- Bring him out. - Sir!
Wait.
I will die if I am taken to Pyongyang. Let me say goodbye to my mother.
No time for that. Bring him along.
Aren't we going to Pyongyang? Where are we?
Come quietly.
Untie him and give us privacy.
Leave.
Go far away.
Your Lordship.
Take this letter to Saneum. The governor is a close friend of mine.
He will take you in.
Your mother and one of my men are waiting for you at Yeowoon Port.
Leave this town immediately.
I can't do that.
What happens to you if I leave like this?
I can't leave.
Now you're concerned for my wellbeing?
I have nothing more to lose.
I foolishly believed in my honor when I couldn't even raise you well.
I brought this on myself.
It's my fault.
I do not resent you. So leave immediately.
Your Lordship.
Running away will not erase the restrictions of your lowly birth.
But years of hardship across the nation have created hosts of wanderers.
As long as you commit no crimes and lead a quiet life in Saneum,
you will be able to live in peace.
Please forgive me.
A man's honor is determined by his actions, not his birth.
Don't use your birth as a crutch and waste your life.
Your Lordship.
Father... Father...
My goodness, you've thinned.
Are you hurt anywhere?
I'm okay.
We must leave before day breaks.
Yes, let's leave.
Wait, Mother, I have somewhere to go.
Where are you going? We must leave immediately.
I have to go get someone.
Who?
The young lady that you helped to flee?
Is it her?
Yes, I must bring her and Yang-tae.
No, you can't bring her. You're a wanted man yourself.
I can't flee to save my life when her life is in danger.
Wasn't her father a criminal? They'll be looking for her everywhere.
You and I will have to hide our identities, won't we?
She's no different from us. Please let me do this, Mother.
I'll be back soon.
Jun. Jun.
Jun!
Jun.
Sir, I have a question. Is there a Lady Da-hee here?
Over there.
Thank you.
Yang-tae, Yang-tae.
Jun.
Jun, how'd you get away?
I'm taking my mother to Saneum of Gyeongsang Province.
Saneum?
Where is Lady Da-hee?
I'm leaving Yongcheon and going to Saneum.
Come with me.
You know that I'm on the run.
I'll protect you. Let's go together.
I know what you've been through. How can I selfishly follow you?
Please don't risk your life for me anymore.
Don't you know how I feel?
The moment I first saw you...
I thought it a sin to love you since you are of noble birth.
But when I knew of your situation, I was glad that we're no different.
And I felt at peace.
You are not a stranger to me.
There's no point in leaving here without you.
We must get to Saneum safely.
Then we can start a new life and put both our pasts behind us.
Come with me. There's no time to waste.
Sir, Heo Jun is not in his cell.
What?
What happened?
Why has the criminal disappeared from his cell?
You let him free because he's your son?
I will report everything. You will have to take responsibility.
Send guards to all the ports. Set up checkpoints at all paths.
- Sir! - Sir!
- Search each house. - Sir!
- Let's go. - Sir.
- Search them. - Sir.
Hide.
We'll have to go around.
This is the only way to Yeowoon Port. Going around will take half a day.
Then we'll miss our chance to leave.
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No matter what happens, I will protect you.
It won't be easy, living in an unfamiliar place without roots.
Next, Cheon Yang-tae from Euiju.
Cheon Yang-tae from Euiju!
Is that you, Da-hee?
It IS you!
- Why...? - Like you don't know!
Congratulations, your father's name is cleared and restored.
We are no longer alike. There is no reason to stay together.
Mother and I will leave on our own.
Clear the way.
You loved someone you cannot have.
Jun.